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<p>The best Olympic downhill course ever? Maybe. Poll the downhill medal contenders, and they'll likely tell you that, in recent years, only the 1994 course in Kvitfjell, Norway, belongs in the same league as the one at Snowbasin.</p><P>The Olympic downhills at Lake Placid (1980), Sarajevo (1984), Calgary (1988), and even Nagano (1998), were widely dissed as being flat and easy "glider's" courses. (Indeed, unlike Kvitfjell, none of them continues to be used for World Cup competition.) Of course, gliding -- riding a flat ski smoothly -- is itself a respectable skill. Bill Johnson, who was one of the best gliders in the business, used it to his great advantage in winning gold in Sarajevo. A gliding specialist, however, would probably get his ass handed to him at Snowbasin. This is a turny, "technical" course: Racers will almost always be, literally, on edge.</p><P>The Olympic downhill (named Grizzly for the men and Wildflower for the women) will thus not be a "wax race," in which a clever, prerace wax job can supersede on-course skiing skills. That's because the bases of the skis will rarely be in full contact with the snow. In fact, ski technicians may focus less on base prep than on fine-tuning edges to meet the precision-turning demands of the course.</p><P><b>Steep From the Start</b> (a)<br />Right from the gun, racers will nose-dive down Ephraim's Face. At a 70 percent gradient, it's the steepest pitch on the course. Within six seconds, racers should reach speeds exceeding 80 miles an hour. The women's downhill, though slightly shorter (2,625 vertical feet vs. the men's 2,897), covers much of the same terrain, including the same finish. The big difference: The women will start just below Ephraim's Face.</p><P><b>The Terrible Traverse</b> (b)<br />The steepness of the opening pitch worries competitors less than the next section of the course -- the seemingly benign, left-leaning John Paul Traverse. Here, racers will spend several seconds riding their edges, trying to find the fine line between maintaining firm edge grip on the sidehill and digging in too aggressively. During training for last year's canceled World Cup races, U.S. medal favorite Daron Rahlves, fourth after the first interval time check, was a woeful 52nd after the next. In roughly 12 seconds, he lost .84 seconds to training-run winner Stephan Eberharter. At 65 miles an hour, .84 seconds computes to about 80 feet.</p><P><b>Flying Over Flintlock</b> (c)<br />During last year's World Cup training at Snowbasin, competitors launched up to 150 feet off Flintlock, the biggest jump on the course. Coming at the end of the John Paul Traverse, it's a blind entry into Bear Trap, a kind of giant washbasin. The key will be to minimize air time, because immediately after landing, racers have to make a big, sweeping left turn, followed by a big right one. Fly too far off Flintlock, and they'll be too late to set up cleanly for the turns.</p><P><b>Slip-Sliding Through Slingshot</b> (d)Daron Rahlves compared the final few seconds of the course at Snowbasin to the gnarly finish at Kitzbühel, where racers must negotiate a fast, brutally bumpy sidehill before entering the final schuss. Before the final pitch at Snowbasin, racers will have to be precise through Slingshot -- a steep combination of two sidehill turns -- before hitting Buffalo Jump and the rush to the finish. Enter the first left-hand turn too fast or too late, and they'll be scrambling, almost skiing uphill, to get back on line for the next gate.</p><P><b>Buffalo Jump</b> (e)</p><P><b>Finish</b> (f)</p><P><br />
<hr width=99% /></p><P><b>And Now, From Outer Space...</b><br />The precise location of all 35 gates on the men's downhill course (and 37 on the women's course) has been determined through the satellite-based Global Positioning System. If officials have to remove gates for any reason, they'll be repositioned in exactly the same spot.</p><P><b>Wet and Wild</b><br />The water content of "the greatest snow on earth" is generally less than 20 percent and often less than 10 percent. And that, as far as downhill racing goes, is something close to the worst snow on earth. Course officials would prefer a water content between 65 and 70 percent. One way they approach that is by spraying water on the course with fire hoses, eventually making it rock hard They'll also implement a newer technology known as snow injection, which forces water deep into the snow and can assure a consistently firm composition well below the surface -- particularly helpful in preventing the formation of dangerous ruts.</p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Adventure<p>The best Olympic downhill course ever? Maybe. Poll the downhill medal contenders, and they'll likely tell you that, in recent years, only the 1994 course in Kvitfjell, Norway, belongs in the same league as the one at Snowbasin.</p><P>The Olympic downhills at Lake Placid (1980), Sarajevo (1984), Calgary (1988), and even Nagano (1998), were widely dissed as being flat and easy "glider's" courses. (Indeed, unlike Kvitfjell, none of them continues to be used for World Cup competition.) Of course, gliding -- riding a flat ski smoothly -- is itself a respectable skill. Bill Johnson, who was one of the best gliders in the business, used it to his great advantage in winning gold in Sarajevo. A gliding specialist, however, would probably get his ass handed to him at Snowbasin. This is a turny, "technical" course: Racers will almost always be, literally, on edge.</p><P>The Olympic downhill (named Grizzly for the men and Wildflower for the women) will thus not be a "wax race," in which a clever, prerace wax job can supersede on-course skiing skills. That's because the bases of the skis will rarely be in full contact with the snow. In fact, ski technicians may focus less on base prep than on fine-tuning edges to meet the precision-turning demands of the course.</p><P><b>Steep From the Start</b> (a)<br />Right from the gun, racers will nose-dive down Ephraim's Face. At a 70 percent gradient, it's the steepest pitch on the course. Within six seconds, racers should reach speeds exceeding 80 miles an hour. The women's downhill, though slightly shorter (2,625 vertical feet vs. the men's 2,897), covers much of the same terrain, including the same finish. The big difference: The women will start just below Ephraim's Face.</p><P><b>The Terrible Traverse</b> (b)<br />The steepness of the opening pitch worries competitors less than the next section of the course -- the seemingly benign, left-leaning John Paul Traverse. Here, racers will spend several seconds riding their edges, trying to find the fine line between maintaining firm edge grip on the sidehill and digging in too aggressively. During training for last year's canceled World Cup races, U.S. medal favorite Daron Rahlves, fourth after the first interval time check, was a woeful 52nd after the next. In roughly 12 seconds, he lost .84 seconds to training-run winner Stephan Eberharter. At 65 miles an hour, .84 seconds computes to about 80 feet.</p><P><b>Flying Over Flintlock</b> (c)<br />During last year's World Cup training at Snowbasin, competitors launched up to 150 feet off Flintlock, the biggest jump on the course. Coming at the end of the John Paul Traverse, it's a blind entry into Bear Trap, a kind of giant washbasin. The key will be to minimize air time, because immediately after landing, racers have to make a big, sweeping left turn, followed by a big right one. Fly too far off Flintlock, and they'll be too late to set up cleanly for the turns.</p><P><b>Slip-Sliding Through Slingshot</b> (d)Daron Rahlves compared the final few seconds of the course at Snowbasin to the gnarly finish at Kitzbühel, where racers must negotiate a fast, brutally bumpy sidehill before entering the final schuss. Before the final pitch at Snowbasin, racers will have to be precise through Slingshot -- a steep combination of two sidehill turns -- before hitting Buffalo Jump and the rush to the finish. Enter the first left-hand turn too fast or too late, and they'll be scrambling, almost skiing uphill, to get back on line for the next gate.</p><P><b>Buffalo Jump</b> (e)</p><P><b>Finish</b> (f)</p><P><br />
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articleMon, 04 Feb 2002 15:06:00 +0000SkiNet Editor11273 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingTop 25 Skiers: Daron Rahlveshttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/eternal-fame/2001/01/top-25-skiers-daron-rahlves?lnk=rss&loc=kvitfjell
<hr width=99% />SKIING's interview with Daron Rahlves, one of North America's top 25 skiers.<br />
<hr width=99% /><P><b>Name: </b>Daron Rahlves</p><P><b>Age: </b>27 </p><P><b>Current hill: </b>Sugar Bowl, CA (I'm the ski ambassador there...)</p><P><b>Claims to fame: </b>Daron is a downhill, super G, and GS racer, and a member of the US Ski Team's A-team. Last March, he won two World Cup downhills within 24 hours in Kvitfjell, Norway. He's also won four skiercross competitions in the past two years, including the World Ski &amp; Snowboard Festival in Whistler. Daron is also a three-time U.S. champion (once in super G, twice in GS).</p><P><b>On early skiing: </b>I learned to ski in the Sierras, and my parents met in Aspen. We spent every Christmas there. I started skiing in Squaw when I was three. We were weekend warriors. I really grew up skiing, though, at Alpine. I joined the ski team to find buddies to ski with. I got into racing at 12. </p><P><b>On freeskiing: </b>Freeskiing is really why I love skiing, and why I got into the sport. Racing came a bit later. It's such a fun way to test yourself. I like trying to be the fastest up there on the mountain. I like to push myself... to get that big rush. It's all about fun.</p><P><b>How did it feel to win back to back World Cups? </b>The best thing that came out of that was knowing that I have what it takes to win at that level, on the World Cup. I've committed most of my life to taking it all the way in skiing. It was the best feeling I've had in my life -- that I'm the best guy in the world. The first day was amazing; the second day showed that I had what it takes. When I find my zone, I have what it takes. I'm hard to beat.</p><P><b>What are your goals for this year? </b>I'm taking it week by week. I obviously want to win more races and to finish on the podium more. My big goal? I'd love to win at Beaver Creek and get Americans pumped on ski racing. We've always been in the shadow of the Europeans. My biggest dream? To win the Kitzbühel downhill and the Hahnenkamm. That's eternal fame. </p><P><b>What about 2002? </b>That's a long way away. I think about the Olympics a lot, though. It's the biggest opportunity. It's close to home. It's going to be unreal. The ultimate would be to win at Snowbasin in 2002.</p><P><b>How do you feel about people always talking about how small you are for a downhiller? Does size matter? </b>There's most definitely nothing I can do about it. I'm built this way. Still, pound for pound I'm as strong or stronger than anyone on the World Cup. </p><P><b>What kind of course do you like?</b>The fun downhills are the technical ones, like "Birds of Prey." I like downhills that push your limits, courses that don't give you any time to rest. I like courses that offer -- from top to bottom -- big jumps, the chance to catch lots of air, and big turns that make you feel super-dynamic where you feel the speed and the course coming at you. Any time you can just glide in a straight line, that's not fun to me. I like to push on my skis, feel the power build up, and get thrown out of the turns. </p><P><b>Any pets? </b>Two black labs: Decoy and Tule.</p><P><b>Favorite food: </b>Steak</p><P><b>Beverage of choice: </b>Water, Mountain Dew, and when I want to go out and rage, I grab a Red Bull and vodka.</p><P><b>Music: </b>Lots of different kinds. It depends on my mood. </p><P><b>Car: </b>A black Dodge Ram pickup, circa 1996. </p><P><b>Last book you read: </b>Lord of the Flies</p><P><b>Ski hero: </b> Shane McConkey -- he's the best skier there is. The guy is sick. </p><P><b>Extracurricular activities: </b>Surfing and motorcycles. I have a '97 Harley FatBoy and a Honda CR 250 dirt bike. Any time I'm at home, I'm on that thing. Friends come over, I fire up the bike, and we go out to track and battle.</p><P><b>Have you been in any ski movies? </b>No, but I'm planning on it. </p><P><b>What about a love interest? </b>I have a girlfriend -- she's a pro snowboarder. She kills the halfpipe. I just got her skis and boots, though.</p><P><b>What's going on with skiercrross?</b>I've been doing skiercrosses for the last two years, in the spring. I've done five in all -- I won four, and got second in the other. I like racing head to head especially with fun terrain and jumps. That's my style of skiing.</p>
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<hr width=99% /><P><b>Name: </b>Daron Rahlves</p><P><b>Age: </b>27 </p><P><b>Current hill: </b>Sugar Bowl, CA (I'm the ski ambassador there...)</p><P><b>Claims to fame: </b>Daron is a downhill, super G, and GS racer, and a member of the US Ski Team's A-team. Last March, he won two World Cup downhills within 24 hours in Kvitfjell, Norway. He's also won four skiercross competitions in the past two years, including the World Ski &amp; Snowboard Festival in Whistler. Daron is also a three-time U.S. champion (once in super G, twice in GS).</p><P><b>On early skiing: </b>I learned to ski in the Sierras, and my parents met in Aspen. We spent every Christmas there. I started skiing in Squaw when I was three. We were weekend warriors. I really grew up skiing, though, at Alpine. I joined the ski team to find buddies to ski with. I got into racing at 12. </p><P><b>On freeskiing: </b>Freeskiing is really why I love skiing, and why I got into the sport. Racing came a bit later. It's such a fun way to test yourself. I like trying to be the fastest up there on the mountain. I like to push myself... to get that big rush. It's all about fun.</p><P><b>How did it feel to win back to back World Cups? </b>The best thing that came out of that was knowing that I have what it takes to win at that level, on the World Cup. I've committed most of my life to taking it all the way in skiing. It was the best feeling I've had in my life -- that I'm the best guy in the world. The first day was amazing; the second day showed that I had what it takes. When I find my zone, I have what it takes. I'm hard to beat.</p><P><b>What are your goals for this year? </b>I'm taking it week by week. I obviously want to win more races and to finish on the podium more. My big goal? I'd love to win at Beaver Creek and get Americans pumped on ski racing. We've always been in the shadow of the Europeans. My biggest dream? To win the Kitzbühel downhill and the Hahnenkamm. That's eternal fame. </p><P><b>What about 2002? </b>That's a long way away. I think about the Olympics a lot, though. It's the biggest opportunity. It's close to home. It's going to be unreal. The ultimate would be to win at Snowbasin in 2002.</p><P><b>How do you feel about people always talking about how small you are for a downhiller? Does size matter? </b>There's most definitely nothing I can do about it. I'm built this way. Still, pound for pound I'm as strong or stronger than anyone on the World Cup. </p><P><b>What kind of course do you like?</b>The fun downhills are the technical ones, like "Birds of Prey." I like downhills that push your limits, courses that don't give you any time to rest. I like courses that offer -- from top to bottom -- big jumps, the chance to catch lots of air, and big turns that make you feel super-dynamic where you feel the speed and the course coming at you. Any time you can just glide in a straight line, that's not fun to me. I like to push on my skis, feel the power build up, and get thrown out of the turns. </p><P><b>Any pets? </b>Two black labs: Decoy and Tule.</p><P><b>Favorite food: </b>Steak</p><P><b>Beverage of choice: </b>Water, Mountain Dew, and when I want to go out and rage, I grab a Red Bull and vodka.</p><P><b>Music: </b>Lots of different kinds. It depends on my mood. </p><P><b>Car: </b>A black Dodge Ram pickup, circa 1996. </p><P><b>Last book you read: </b>Lord of the Flies</p><P><b>Ski hero: </b> Shane McConkey -- he's the best skier there is. The guy is sick. </p><P><b>Extracurricular activities: </b>Surfing and motorcycles. I have a '97 Harley FatBoy and a Honda CR 250 dirt bike. Any time I'm at home, I'm on that thing. Friends come over, I fire up the bike, and we go out to track and battle.</p><P><b>Have you been in any ski movies? </b>No, but I'm planning on it. </p><P><b>What about a love interest? </b>I have a girlfriend -- she's a pro snowboarder. She kills the halfpipe. I just got her skis and boots, though.</p><P><b>What's going on with skiercrross?</b>I've been doing skiercrosses for the last two years, in the spring. I've done five in all -- I won four, and got second in the other. I like racing head to head especially with fun terrain and jumps. That's my style of skiing.</p>
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articleWed, 17 Jan 2001 20:00:00 +0000SkiNet Editor11470 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingDaron Rahlves: American Badasshttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/star-girls/2000/10/daron-rahlves-american-badass?lnk=rss&loc=kvitfjell
<p>On a bus from Whistler to Vancouver, Daron Rahlves is talking sports: heli-skiing the day before, driving the green on a 300-something-yard hole in Arizona, an upcoming surfing trip to Costa Rica with his girlfriend. Waterskiing, fishing, mountain biking, motocross, whatever. When it comes to keeping in constant athletic motion-whether hurtling down the Kitzbühel downhill course at 80 miles an hour or scoring a tube off the coast of Central America--few human beings on Earth have got as much game as Daron Rahlves. And then, some days, no one can touch him. On one March weekend in Kvitfjell, Norway, last winter, Rahlves won back-to-back World Cup downhills."I know now that when I ski my best, I can be the best in the world," he told me afterward. "That's a good feeling."</p><P>It's a feeling that keeps on keeping on. On the morning of our bus ride-April 19, 2000-Rahlves has just come off a 10-grand payday for demolishing the field in a Whistler skiercross, which followed his resounding super G win at the U.S. national championships. But winning twice in Kvitfjell is what made Rahlves the man of the moment in ski racing. He'd never done better than 15th in any previous World Cup downhill, and then boom-two wins in a row.</p><P>Suddenly, Daron Rahlves was ski racing's rock star. "Girls were calling me all the time, leaving messages," he says. More telling was the appreciation from Austria's über-knowledgeable race fans. Training in Austria with Hermann Maier a week after Kvitfjell, Rahlves stole most of the Herminator's crowd-pleasing thunder. The congratulatory schnapps and beer flowed fast and hard. "I couldn't buy a drink," he says.</p><P>Maybe that's because everyone loves a winner. More likely, though, the Austrians see in Rahlves a new embodiment of the leather-tough downhill competitor, daring and borderline reckless. I'd have to agree. At a U.S. Ski Team camp in Beaver Creek a couple of years ago, Rahlves demonstrated for me how the separated pieces of his broken collarbone still moved independently whenever he raised his left arm, then headed up the hill for training runs.</p><P>You gotta love a guy like that.</p><P><br /><b>Born:</b> June 12, 1973<br /><b>Home Ski Hill: </b> Squaw Valley, California<br /><b>Nicknames: </b> D, Chach <br /><b>Competitive Edge: </b> Just before his Kvitfjell wins, Rahlves ripped up Squaw with Shane McConkey and Jonny Moseley. "We picked some big drops and fun straightlines."<br /><b>Soul Searchings: </b> "I don't paint my toenails or anything weird like that. I just like to clear my mind and enjoy being outside." <br /><b>Results: </b> 2 World Cup wins, 3 U.S. national titles, ranked 10th in the world in downhill, 10th in the world in super G, former world jet-ski champion.</p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/star-girls/2000/10/daron-rahlves-american-badass#commentsaustriansbeaver creekdaron rahlvesdownhill skihermann maierherminatorkvitfjellnational championshipsschnappsski teamskiercrossskiing11457http://www.skinet.com/skiing/http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Face Shots<p>On a bus from Whistler to Vancouver, Daron Rahlves is talking sports: heli-skiing the day before, driving the green on a 300-something-yard hole in Arizona, an upcoming surfing trip to Costa Rica with his girlfriend. Waterskiing, fishing, mountain biking, motocross, whatever. When it comes to keeping in constant athletic motion-whether hurtling down the Kitzbühel downhill course at 80 miles an hour or scoring a tube off the coast of Central America--few human beings on Earth have got as much game as Daron Rahlves. And then, some days, no one can touch him. On one March weekend in Kvitfjell, Norway, last winter, Rahlves won back-to-back World Cup downhills."I know now that when I ski my best, I can be the best in the world," he told me afterward. "That's a good feeling."</p><P>It's a feeling that keeps on keeping on. On the morning of our bus ride-April 19, 2000-Rahlves has just come off a 10-grand payday for demolishing the field in a Whistler skiercross, which followed his resounding super G win at the U.S. national championships. But winning twice in Kvitfjell is what made Rahlves the man of the moment in ski racing. He'd never done better than 15th in any previous World Cup downhill, and then boom-two wins in a row.</p><P>Suddenly, Daron Rahlves was ski racing's rock star. "Girls were calling me all the time, leaving messages," he says. More telling was the appreciation from Austria's über-knowledgeable race fans. Training in Austria with Hermann Maier a week after Kvitfjell, Rahlves stole most of the Herminator's crowd-pleasing thunder. The congratulatory schnapps and beer flowed fast and hard. "I couldn't buy a drink," he says.</p><P>Maybe that's because everyone loves a winner. More likely, though, the Austrians see in Rahlves a new embodiment of the leather-tough downhill competitor, daring and borderline reckless. I'd have to agree. At a U.S. Ski Team camp in Beaver Creek a couple of years ago, Rahlves demonstrated for me how the separated pieces of his broken collarbone still moved independently whenever he raised his left arm, then headed up the hill for training runs.</p><P>You gotta love a guy like that.</p><P><br /><b>Born:</b> June 12, 1973<br /><b>Home Ski Hill: </b> Squaw Valley, California<br /><b>Nicknames: </b> D, Chach <br /><b>Competitive Edge: </b> Just before his Kvitfjell wins, Rahlves ripped up Squaw with Shane McConkey and Jonny Moseley. "We picked some big drops and fun straightlines."<br /><b>Soul Searchings: </b> "I don't paint my toenails or anything weird like that. I just like to clear my mind and enjoy being outside." <br /><b>Results: </b> 2 World Cup wins, 3 U.S. national titles, ranked 10th in the world in downhill, 10th in the world in super G, former world jet-ski champion.</p>
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articleTue, 24 Oct 2000 17:54:00 +0000SkiNet Editor11457 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingMiller Wins Againhttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/resorts/rockies/colorado/1999/12/miller-wins-again?lnk=rss&loc=kvitfjell
<p>Madonna diCampiglio, Italy, Dec. 10, 2001 -- Bode Miller of Franconia, NH made it two World Cup victories in less than 36 hours Monday night when he captured a slalom under the lights by more than a half-second. It was the first time an American had won back-to-back technical races (slalom/GS) since Phil Mahre won three consecutive giant slaloms in March 1983.</p><P></p><P>Miller, whose GS victory Sunday in Val d'Isere, France, was the first GS win by an American man since Mahre at Furano in 1983, finished with a two-run slalom time of 1:36.01. Giorgio Rocca of Italy was second in 1:36.53 with Tom Stiansen of Norway third in 1:36.92.</p><P>Two other U.S. skiers scored points. Casey Puckett of Aspen, CO was 15th in 1:38.05 and Erik Schlopy of Park City, UT was 24th in 1:38.64.</p><P>As he closed-in on his third straight World Cup overall title in 1983, Mahre won a GS at Aspen, Colo., on March 7, another GS the next day in Vail and a GS March 19 in Furano, Japan. The last U.S. man to win back-to-back races was Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, CA), who captured two downhills in 24 hours in March 2000 in Kvitfjell, Norway, north of Lillehammer.</p>
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http://www.skinet.com/skiing/Advice<p>Madonna diCampiglio, Italy, Dec. 10, 2001 -- Bode Miller of Franconia, NH made it two World Cup victories in less than 36 hours Monday night when he captured a slalom under the lights by more than a half-second. It was the first time an American had won back-to-back technical races (slalom/GS) since Phil Mahre won three consecutive giant slaloms in March 1983.</p><P></p><P>Miller, whose GS victory Sunday in Val d'Isere, France, was the first GS win by an American man since Mahre at Furano in 1983, finished with a two-run slalom time of 1:36.01. Giorgio Rocca of Italy was second in 1:36.53 with Tom Stiansen of Norway third in 1:36.92.</p><P>Two other U.S. skiers scored points. Casey Puckett of Aspen, CO was 15th in 1:38.05 and Erik Schlopy of Park City, UT was 24th in 1:38.64.</p><P>As he closed-in on his third straight World Cup overall title in 1983, Mahre won a GS at Aspen, Colo., on March 7, another GS the next day in Vail and a GS March 19 in Furano, Japan. The last U.S. man to win back-to-back races was Daron Rahlves (Sugar Bowl, CA), who captured two downhills in 24 hours in March 2000 in Kvitfjell, Norway, north of Lillehammer.</p>
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articleSat, 01 Jan 2000 00:00:00 +0000SkiNet Editor1865 at http://www.skinet.com/skiingBest of 2001 - Best Reason to Care About Ski Racing Againhttp://www.skinet.com/skiing/kvitfjell/1999/08/best-of-2001-best-reason-to-care-about-ski-racing-again?lnk=rss&loc=kvitfjell
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